Penn State vs #5 West Virginia
October 31, 1953 at Beaver Field, University Park, PA
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 38 | 151 | 35 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Lenny Moore | 12 | 64 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 5.2 | |
| Charlie Blockson | 11 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Bill Straub | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Richard Jones | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Ron Younker | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Buddy Rowell | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| Tony Rados | 4 | 1 | 21 | -20 | 1 | -5.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32 | 80 | 17 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Joe Marconi | 11 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Fred Wyant | 10 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Tom Allman | 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Bill Marker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Jack Stone | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Carl Norman | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 30 | 1 | 253 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Rados | 16 | 27 | 1 | 247 | 2 | ||
| Don Bailey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Robert Hoffman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 18 | 1 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 9 | 18 | 1 | 139 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 14.8 |
| Don Malinak | 3 | 75 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| Jim Garrity | 7 | 51 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Richard Jones | 1 | 46 | 1 | 46.0 | |
| Ron Younker | 2 | 40 | 1 | 20.0 | |
| Jesse Arnelle | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| John Sherry | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Wayne Wolfkeil | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 15.4 |
| Bill Marker | 5 | 126 | 1 | 25.2 | |
| Joe Papetti | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Tom Allman | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Tony Rados | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 278 | 34.8 | 0 |
| Jack Stone | 6 | 209 | 34.8 | |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | |
| Charles Donaldson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Richard Jones | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Ron Younker | 2 | 35 | |||||||
| Buddy Rowell | 1 | 15 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Allman | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Jack Stone | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 43 | |||||||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 13 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 136 | 251 | 64 | 29 | 3 | 483 |
| Lenny Moore | 62 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 105 | |
| Ron Younker | 4 | 40 | 35 | 79 | ||
| Don Malinak | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Charlie Blockson | 55 | 55 | ||||
| Richard Jones | 4 | 46 | 3 | 53 | ||
| Jim Garrity | 51 | 51 | ||||
| John Sherry | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Jesse Arnelle | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Buddy Rowell | -1 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Bill Straub | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Wayne Wolfkeil | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Don Eyer | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 139 | 72 | 24 | 5 | 305 |
| Bill Marker | 2 | 126 | 128 | |||
| Joe Marconi | 40 | -1 | 43 | 82 | ||
| Tom Allman | 12 | -3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 40 |
| Fred Wyant | 13 | 13 | 26 | |||
| Joe Papetti | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Bruce Bosley | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Jack Stone | -2 | 1 | -1 |
| Penn State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 8 |
| Rushing | 7 | 5 |
| Passing | 8 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 116 | 63 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 32 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 151 | 82 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 35 | 19 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 253 | 139 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-30-1 | 9-18-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.4 | 7.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.9 | 15.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 369 | 202 |
| Total Offense Plays | 70 | 50 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-15 | 2-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-105 | 8-278 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 21.0 | 34.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-29-0 | 2-24-1 |
| Average Per Return | 9.7 | 12.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-64-0 | 4-72-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 18.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-3-0 | 1-5-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Penn State
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lenny Moore | 1 | 3 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Tom Allman | 1 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Bill Marker 64 yd TD pass from Fred Wyant | 6-0 | |
| 2 | PSU - Tony Rados 1 yd rush TD | 6-6 | |
| 2 | PSU - Richard Jones 46 yd TD pass from Tony Rados | 6-12 | |
| 3 | WVU - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 13-12 | |
| 3 | WVU - Bruce Bosley 13 yd punt return TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 20-12 | |
| 4 | PSU - Ron Younker 20 yd TD pass from Tony Rados (Kick by Jim Garrity Good) | 20-19 |
Attendance: 25,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Penn State | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Officials: Fred Wallace (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Head Linesman), Gerald Hogan (Referee), John Kostecki (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Don Malinak |
| LT | Roosevelt Grier |
| LG | Sam Green |
| C | Don Balthaser |
| RE | Jim Garrity |
| RG | Earl Shumaker |
| RT | Otto Kneidinger |
| QB | Tony Rados |
| FB | Bill Straub |
| LH | Lenny Moore |
| RH | Keith Vesling |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Papetti |
| LT | Bruce Bosley |
| LG | Gene Lamone |
| C | Bob Orders |
| RE | Bill Marker |
| RG | Sam Huff |
| RT | Ralph Starkey |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Tom Allman |
| RH | Joe Marconi |
| LH | Jack Stone |
Don Eyer, Ron Younker, Robert Hoffman, Charlie Blockson, Keith Horn, Dan DeFalco, Gene Danser, Don Bailey, Richard Jones, Jesse Arnelle, Wayne Wolfkeil, Pete Schoderbek, John Sherry, Frank Reich, Buddy Rowell, Paul Shattuck
24-Carl Norman, 25-Bob Moss, 31-Don Wilson, 36-Charles Donaldson, 43-Bill Jarrett, 62-Frank Federovitch, 87-Ray Walsh, 89-Bill Hillen